Overview

• Chief Minister Thakur Sukhu inaugurated a Rs14.84 crore bus stand in Theog following a 12-year delay and announced a shopping complex at the old bus stand site.
• He opened the Rs23-crore APMC Fruit and Vegetable Market Complex at Shilaru to give local farmers reliable access to fair-price marketing infrastructure.
• The state has urged Prime Minister Modi to impose restrictions on apple imports to safeguard the livelihoods of Himachal’s fruit growers.
• The government will allocate Rs1,350 crore for modern medical technology, recruit doctors, nurses and Rogi Mitras, and upgrade Shimla’s IGMC and Tanda Medical College toward AIIMS standards.
• Tourists now have access to the Shipki-La Pass on the China border as officials assess the feasibility of a new Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage route.